Suddenly, without warning, the tingles began to get stronger. and stronger.
Then, Charlie, Bert, Ned and Sid each started to shrink!
Slowly, but surely, they started to shrink.
"Oh, errr, oooh." Charlie said, upon feeling his clothing sagging.
"Wow!" Ned said, upon seeing his glasses slipping down his shrinking nose. "We seem to be getting smaller!"
"We certainly are!" Sid said, upon putting his farmer's cap on his head, and finding it completely covered his eyes. "My farmer's cap doesn't even seem to fit, anymore!"
"Neither do our clothes, either!" said Bert, as he stepped right out of his huge boots and baggy socks.
Of course, they had failed to take into account that the effects of the waters of the Fountain of Size had no effect on clothing.
When they shrunk down to half size, their pants all fall down. they managed to get out of them, and Charlie, Ned and Sid pulled off their baggy socks.
Now the 4 Farm Workers were only in their baggy tops, which now looked more like dresses, with sleeves covering their hands.
they all now looked like children in their fathers' shirts.
“Guess we're goin’ barefooted for a bit.” Charlie said as he lifted his right foot up, and wriggled his toes.